Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS China

Required by the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, under Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1893, to be delivered to the Commissioner of Immigration by the Commanding Officer of any vessel having such passengers on board upon arrival at a port in theUnited States.

SS China, sailing from Yokohama, Feby 18th, 1896, arriving at Port of San Franco, March 16th, 1896.

Columns represent: 

 1) Number of the list;
 2) Name in full;
 3) Age in years and months;
 4) Sex;
 5) Married or Single;
 6) Calling or Occupation;
 7) Able to Read, Able to Write?;
 8) Nationality;
 9) Last Residence;
10) Passport for landing in the United States;
11) Final Destination: State, City or Town;
12) Whether having a ticket to such final destination;
13) By whom was passage paid?;
14) Whether in possession of $30 or upward, and if less, how much?;
15) Whether ever before in the United States, and if so, when and where?;  
16) Whether going to join a relative: and if so, what relative, their name and address; 
17) Ever in Prison or Almshouse, or Supported by Charity? If yes, state which; 
18) Whether a Polygamist?;  
19) Whether under Contract, Express or Implied to Labor in the United  States?; 
20) Condition of Health, Mental and Physical; 
21) Deformed or Crippled, Nature and Cause.    

  1 Esutaro Katakura, 31y 2mo, Male, Yes, Student, Can read/write, Japanese race, Kanagawa, 
    San Francisco, Yes, Self, 35, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No 
  2 Keigiro Ito, 40y, 11mo, Male, Yes, Student, Can read/write, Japanese race, Kanagawa, 
    San Francisco, Yes, Self, 3, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No 
  3 Muran Iwasaki, 23y 5mo, Male, No, Student, Can read/write, Japanese race, Kanagawa, San 
    Francisco, Yes, Self, Yes, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No 
  4 Kikuyiri Katayama, 79y 5mo, Male, Yes, Student, Can read/write, Japanese race, Kanagawa, 
    San Francisco, Yes, Self, 51, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No 
  5 Chogon Katayama, 34y 5mo, Male, No, Student, Can read/write, Japanese race, Kanagawa, 
    San Francisco, Yes, Self, 55, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No 
  6 Itaro Katayama, 29y 6mo, Male, No, Student, Can read/write, Japanese race, Kanagawa, 
    San Francisco, Yes, Self, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No 
  7 Seikichi Tashiro, 39y 8mo, Male, No, Student, Can read/write, Japanese race, 
    Kanagawa, San Francisco, Yes, Self, 16, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No 
  8 Motokichi Iyamura, 21y 5mo, Male, No, Student, Can read/write, Japanese race, Gifu, 
    San Francisco, Dodge City Kansas, Yes, Self, 32, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No 
  9 Yekizo Tamaka, 19y, Male, No, Student, Can read/write, Japanese race, Fukuoka, San 
    Francisco, Yes, Self, 30, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No  
 10 Sasayuki Saiki, 25y 2mo, Male, No, Student, Can read/write, Japanese race, Kumanoda, 
    San Francisco, Dodge City Kansas, Yes, Self, 30, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No 
 11 Sukeshigi Yamanara, 26y, Male, No, Student, Can read/write, Japanese race, Nagasaki, 
    San Francisco, Dodge City Kansas, Yes, Self, 30, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No 
 12 Shingi Okada, 33y 4mo, Male, No, Student, Can read/write, Japanese race, Tokyo, San 
    Francisco, Over 1895 San Francisco, Yes, Self, 33, No, No, No, No, Good, No  
 13 Kenji Kusayaji, 35y 1mo, Male, No, Student, Can read/write, Japanese race, Kanagawa, 
    San Francisco, Yes, Self, 30, Over Oct 195 San Francisco, No, No, No, No, Good, No 
 14 Genkuro Yamashu, 23y, Male, No, Servant Mrs. S. Gulick, Can read/write, Japanese 
    race, Kumomoto, San Francisco, Yes, Mrs. Gulick, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No 
 15 Abraham Hershoortel, 48y, Male, Yes, Rabbi, Can read/write, British race, San 
    Francisco, San Francisco, Yes, Self, $30, Resides in America, Join his family 
    51 Lincoln St, San Francisco, No, No, No, Good, No.  
 16 Asokichi Maruyami, 20y 6mo, Male, No,Student, Can read/write, Japanese race, 
    Kanagawa, San Francisco, Yes, Self,  30, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No 
 
Transcriber's Notes:    
* In "Statement" February is abbreviated as "Feby".  
* In "Statement" San Francisco is written San Franco, with the  
  "co" being in superscript. 
* San Francisco is written across columns 10 and 11. 
* Passenger 6, across his information is written "Failed to appear for  
  sanitary inspection - ????M.D.      (signature_ Sanitary Inspector)  
  Itharo Katayama approved ?????? at last ????? was only."   
* The writing at the end of the statement is too small to read. 
* The Inspectors signature is unreadable also.  
* Passenger 13, in column 15 is written "over Oct 195", believe the  
  date to be "1895". 
* Passenger 14, line is crossed out, with "footnote" stating, "Left at  
  Honolulu, HA" 
* No signature of Captain on "Statement" or "Manifest".  
* No passengers died on this voyage. 
 

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